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FLAGSHIP-ISEMS Delivers Integrated Ship To Shore Incident
Response

24-Mar-2011 - FLAGSHIP has developed an integrated, ship to
shore system, for the control and monitoring of passenger safety
functions on board ship utilising both fixed and mobile assets.
Called FLAGSHIP-ISEMS (Integrated Safety and Emergency Management
System), the system enhances the onboard ability to handle
emergencies while also making full use of real-time communication
between the ship and onshore facilities. Both parties have a full
overview of the actual situation and can exchange requests, advice
and instructions in real time. This enables effective assistance
from on shore teams in an emergency situation as well as making
drills and training much more effective.

FLAGSHIP-RCS presents world first semantic maritime search
engine offering saving potential of €8.94 million per year

28-Feb-2011 - FLAGSHIP has successfully developed the first
intelligent regulatory search and automated form filling system
known as FLAGSHIP-RCS (Regulatory Compliance Support). The system
could significantly reduce the regulatory compliance and
administrative burden ship owners and operators currently
experience with estimates indicating a 50% time saving, compared
with conventional text based search methods. If every European ship
adopted automated form filling this could lead to a total time cost
saving in the region of €8.94 million per year

FLAGSHIP-DSS reduces on-board risk of fire and flooding

16-Feb-2011 - FLAGSHIP has successfully delivered the first
advanced emergency situation management tool for fire and flooding
with integrated ship to shore real time reporting. The system,
known as FLAGSHIP-DSS (Decision Support System) delivers an
accurate, early prediction of how a fire or flooding may impact on
a ship at any given time. The system enables efficient
decision-making in distress situations, reducing risk and enhancing
the effectiveness of mitigating actions

FLAGSHIP-EEM enables reduction in fleet-wide fuel
consumption

8-Feb-2011 - FLAGSHIP has achieved major advances in accurately
measuring on-board power requirements and thereby enabling a
reduction in fuel consumption through the development of
FLAGSHIP-EEM (Energy Efficiency Monitoring). The system enables
data acquisition and analysis to continuously evaluate power
requirements at every stage of a vessel's voyage. The system
provides information that enables improved fuel consumption that
can reduce both operational costs and its environmental impact

26-Jan-2011 - FLAGSHIP, the pan-European maritime transport
project part funded by the EU, has developed a monitoring system
that applies the Technical Condition Indexing scheme (TCI) to help
a ship's crew monitor and improve the technical condition of the
engines. The deployment of the FLAGSHIP-TCI system can help a
ship's crew to enhance voyage safety, lower fuel consumption and
reduce the emission of air pollutants

17-Jan-2011 - FLAGSHIP has successfully developed software that
can forecast the condition of a ship's hull over time to help
improve the efficacy of surveys and reduce the amount of time a
ship is out of service. FLAGSHIP-HCA (Hull Condition Assessment) is
designed to accurately predict the condition of a vessel's
structure, coating and components, enabling ship owners and
operators to schedule maintenance in a more efficient manner and
thereby reduce maintenance costs while improving safety at sea.

FLAGSHIP-RTS reduces emissions and congestion at Port of
Valencia

11-Jan-2011 - FLAGSHIP has successfully implemented the first
real-time optimisation system targeting congestion in container
terminals. The system, known as FLAGSHIP-RTS was trialled at the
Port of Valencia and plans transport resources, container
repositioning movements and inventory levels simultaneously, using
a real time scheduling model. This allows the terminal operation to
be re-optimised dynamically throughout the day enabling both air
pollution and congestion to be significantly reduced, as well as
generating substantial savings for logistics operators and
customers